Battle of Alameda
| Battle of Alameda | |||||||
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| Part of Establishment of the Emirate of Córdoba | |||||||
Al-Andalus in 750 CE | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Umayyad dynasty | Fihrid dynasty | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Abd al-Rahman I Habib ibn Abd al-Malik al-Marwani (commander of the Umayyad Syrian cavalry) Abd al-Malik ibn Umar al-Marwani (commander of the junds of Egypt and Homs) Ibrahim ibn Khashrah al-Awdi (commander of the Berber cavalry) Buhlul al-Lakhmi (commander of the Yemeni cavalry) Asim al-Uryani (commander of the Umayyad infantry) |
Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri al-Sumayl ibn Hatim al-Kilabi | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ≈2,000 cavalry, ≈3,000 infantry | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Heavy losses; several tribal chiefs killed | ||||||
The Battle of Alameda, also known as the Battle of al-Musarah or Battle of Almuzara (Arabic: معركة المصارة), was fought in 14-15 May 756 CE near Córdoba. It formed part of the process by which ʿAbd al-Raḥmān I al-Dākhil established an independent Umayyad emirate in al-Andalus, separate from the newly established Abbasid Caliphate based in Iraq which had overthrown the Syria-based Umayyad Caliphate.